Unwinding with some good company and a game of Minecraft after a long and stressful day is likely to do the job. However, trying to join the server and receiving the error message “Unable to Connect to World” may be aggravating.
Therefore, we have outlined the most likely options to solve this issue.
Examine Your Internet Connection
Before you start Minecraft, make sure the network is working properly. Switching to a new network is the easiest way to test an existing connection. If you are unable to connect to another network, you may use your smartphone as a mobile hotspot. If the Minecraft server functions normally using a different internet connection, it’s possible that your local network or internet service provider is to blame.
Check for Updates to Windows
While you are ensuring that Minecraft has the most current version, you should also check to see if there are any pending Windows upgrades. If you haven’t updated Windows in a while, your copy of Minecraft may be too contemporary and won’t work with older Windows components. Alternatively, the game may have had a bug that was fixed in a subsequent version.
Remove and Re-Add a Friend
If the above methods were ineffective, you might try removing your friend from your friend list and then re-adding them. It is not a surefire method, but it has helped some people cope with this issue. Another option is to load up one of your worlds, save your progress, and then exit out of that world before trying to join your friend’s world again.
Refresh Your Private World
We have not tested this solution ourselves, but other players on other sites have claimed success with it. Reloading any of your private worlds allows you to connect to the world of a friend. It’s unclear why this works, but loading one of your worlds may overwrite a shared configuration file, which could be corrupted or contain incorrect values.
Check the Privacy Settings
If none of the options above worked, you should look into the privacy settings of the gaming platform you’re using. It’s conceivable that you’re encountering delays because your settings have been adjusted to block access to other platforms through cross-play. Then, we recommend that you contact the Minecraft Support team so that they can walk you through the challenges that are unique to your situation.
Adjust Your Firewall Settings
A firewall may be either hardware or software that is used to limit which programs can communicate or receive data over the internet. When you first open a Windows application that seeks to send or receive data, a window will appear asking whether you want to allow the program to pass through the Windows Defender Firewall. The program will be authorized to transmit or receive data if you click “Allow” on the window.
In the case that you unintentionally denied or were never asked to authorize a firewall exception, you have the choice of deactivating the Windows Firewall, which is not recommended or manually setting an exception for Minecraft.
Sign Out of Your Account and Then Sign Back In
There is a good chance that logging out of your account and then back in will resolve the issue. Logging out of your account is as simple as heading to your profile and choosing the proper option. You will be able to log in again using the same account details once you have completed and signed out of the account.
After that, you may relaunch the game and verify whether the problem is still present.
Change Your Minecraft Platform
If you’re experiencing difficulties getting Minecraft to work on your computer, you may want to try playing it on another platform. Minecraft games may be played on any centrally located console as well as on any mobile device. You can even use a controller if you play Minecraft on an iOS device, such as an iPhone or iPad. If you play Minecraft on a home computer and have one of the most recent graphics cards available, you may want to enable ray-tracing.
Make Use of a VPN
Utilizing a virtual private network (VPN) on your computer is yet another option to consider before we go on to other solutions. There is a possibility that the game may be prohibited or that its traffic will be regulated by internet service provider (ISP), both of which have the potential to impede the flow of traffic on the network. If you have a VPN, you may fool your Internet service provider and get access to the game by pretending that you are in another country. This will assist in circumventing all of the restrictions and solve the problem of the game being prohibited by your ISP.